ARSENAL’S interim boss Freddie Ljungberg has refused to confirm if Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will continue as captain.
The Londoners are in chaos after Unai Emery was sacked following the woeful 2-1 home defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has captained Arsenal since Granit Xhaka was stripped of the armbandCredit: PA:Press Association
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Following Granit Xhaka being stripped of captaincy after his X-rated rant at fans, the armband was handed to Aubameyang.
But Ljungberg has refused to confirm that the Gabon international will continue to lead the side.
When asked by Sky Sports’ Geoff Shreeves if Aubameyang will keep the captaincy, Ljungberg said: “You’ll see that tomorrow.
“There has been so much in the media, so many discussions, so that’s going to be left out.
“I’ve got to concentrate on how we play and what we can do on the football pitch.”
SunSport reported that the Ljungberg has also refused to rule out taking the Gunners job full time.
After Unai Emery was sacked as the Gunners’ boss, former midfielder Ljungberg was drafted in to oversee Sunday’s game at Norwich.
LJUNGBERG A CONTENDER?
Fans will hope for an immediate turnaround to the dreadful form experienced under Emery and producing such a bounce may set Ljungberg on course for the job full-time.
The Swede told Sky Sports: “There is no indication how long or how short.
“For me I concentrate on the players, we have a game tomorrow and try to do the best I can. I was proud, honoured that they thought about me.
“It is such an important thing, trust in me to deliver that. I felt excitement because I feel we have some very very good footballers here.”
After tomorrow’s trip to Carrow Road, Arsenal have a favourable set of games that sees them take on Brighton, West Ham and Standard Liege.
And Ljungberg has insisted his focus is only on the short-term despite refusing to rule out a longer stay in the dugout.
He added: “For me, it’s about the team and the club.
“I try to concentrate for the future, the game tomorrow, we’ll try to win that.
“Maybe there’s a few other games, we’ll see. But for me that’s what I look at, other stuff is totally irrelevant.”
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
